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Highlights of the first one day international between England and Ireland

Highlights of the first one day international between England and Ireland

England won the toss and fielded first in this game to provide the 206th occasion of England doing so in one day games. It also provides the 104th occasion of England doing so in one day games on home soil.

England won the toss and fielded first in this game to provide the fouth occasion of England doing so in one day games against Ireland. It also provides the first occasion of England doing so in one day games on home soil against Ireland.

DJ Willey captured five for 30 in this game to provide the 36th occasion of an England bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings in one day games. It also provides the 16th occasion of an England bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings in one day games at home

DJ Willey captured five for 30 in this game to provide the 33rd occasion of an England bowler capturing exact five wickets in an innings in one day games. It also provides the 15th occasion of an England bowler capturing exact five wickets in an innings in one day games at home

DJ Willey captured five for 30 in this game to provide the first occasion of an England left arm pace bowler capturing exact five wickets in an innings in one day games. It also provides the first occasion of an England left arm pace bowler capturing exact five wickets in an innings in one day games at home

DJ Willey captured five for 30 in this game to provide the third occasion of an England left arm bowler capturing exact five wickets in an innings in one day games. It also provides the second occasion of an England left arm bowler capturing exact five wickets in an innings in one day games at home

DJ Willey captured five for 30 in this game to provide the fourth occasion of an left arm bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings and also exact five wickets in an innings in one day games. The following table lists the four occasions

No Player W R Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 Yuvraj Singh 5-31 31 Ind Ire Bengaluru 06 Mar 2011
2 Imad Wasim 5-14 14 Pak Ire Dublin-M 18 Aug 2016
3 MJ Santner 5-50 50 NZl Ire Dublin-M 14 May 2017
4 DJ Willey 5-30 30 Eng Ire Southampton 30 Jul 2020

DJ Willey captured five for 30 in this game to provide the 14th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings in one day games against Ireland. The following table lists all such occasions

No Player W-R I Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 Farhad Reza 5-42 2 Ban Ire Dhaka 20 Mar 2008
2 JR Hopes 5-14 2 Aus Ire Dublin 17 Jun 2010
3 EC Rainsford 5-36 1 Zim Ire Harare 30 Sep 2010
4 Yuvraj Singh 5-31 1 Ind Ire Bengaluru 06 Mar 2011
5 RM Haq 5-54 1 Sco Ire Dublin-M 12 Sep 2014
6 MD Shanaka 5-43 2 Srl Ire Dublin-M 16 Jun 2016
7 Imad Wasim 5-14 2 Pak Ire Dublin-M 18 Aug 2016
8 Zahoor Khan 6-34 1 UAE Ire ICCA Dubai 02 Mar 2017
9 Rashid Khan 6-43 2 Afg Ire G Noida 17 Mar 2017
10 AU Rashid 5-27 1 Eng Ire Bristol 05 May 2017
11 MJ Santner 5-59 2 NZl Ire Dublin-M 14 May 2017
12 Abu Jayed 5-58 1 Ban Ire Dublin 15 May 2019
13 Gulbadin Naib 6-43 2 Afg Ire Belfast 21 May 2019
14 DJ Willey 5-30 1 Eng Ire Southampton 30 Jul 2020

DJ Willey captured five for 30 in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of a bowler capturing exact five wickets in an innings in one day games against Ireland. The following table lists all such occasions

No Player W-R I Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 Farhad Reza 5-42 2 Ban Ire Dhaka 20 Mar 2008
2 JR Hopes 5-14 2 Aus Ire Dublin 17 Jun 2010
3 EC Rainsford 5-36 1 Zim Ire Harare 30 Sep 2010
4 Yuvraj Singh 5-31 1 Ind Ire Bengaluru 06 Mar 2011
5 RM Haq 5-54 1 Sco Ire Dublin-M 12 Sep 2014
6 MD Shanaka 5-43 2 Srl Ire Dublin-M 16 Jun 2016
7 Imad Wasim 5-14 2 Pak Ire Dublin-M 18 Aug 2016
8 AU Rashid 5-27 1 Eng Ire Bristol 05 May 2017
9 MJ Santner 5-59 2 NZl Ire Dublin-M 14 May 2017
10 Abu Jayed 5-58 1 Ban Ire Dublin 15 May 2019
11 DJ Willey 5-30 1 Eng Ire Southampton 30 Jul 2020

DJ Willey captured five for 30 in this game to provide the second occasion of an England bowler capturing exact five wickets in an innings in one day games against Ireland. AU Rashid had captured five for 27 at Bristol on 05.05.17.  The following table lists both such occasions

No Player W-R I Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 AU Rashid 5-27 1 Eng Ire Bristol 05 May 2017
2 DJ Willey 5-30 1 Eng Ire Southampton 30 Jul 2020

DJ Willey’s 5 for 30 in this game represent his first five wicket haul and also his best bowling effort in one day games. It was an improvement over his previous best figures of four for 34 against Sri Lanka at Cardiff on 02.07.16

DJ Willey’s 5 for 30 in this game represent his third four wicket haul in one day games. All the three occasions are tabulated below

No W-R I Opp Ground Start Date
1 5-30 1 Ire Southampton 30 Jul 2020
2 4-34 2 Srl Cardiff 02 Jul 2016
3 4-43 1 Aus Ch-le-St 21 Jun 2018

HT Tector was dismissed for a duck in this game to provide the 224th occasion of a batsman dismissed for a duck on his one day debut in the history of one day internationals. He also became the 24th batsman to be dismissed for a duck on one day debut against England.

He also became the third Ireland batsman to be dismissed for a duck against England on one day debut. Others are DJ Joyce and PG Gillepsie at Belfast on 13.06.06. He also became the seventh Ireland batsman to be dismissed for a duck on one day debut.

LJ Tucker was dismissed for a first ball duck in this game to provide the 168th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman to collect the first ball duck in the history of one day game. He also became the second Ireland wicket keeper batsman to collect the first ball duck. His dismissal provides the third such occasion by an Ireland wicket keeper batsman. NJ Obrien has been dismissed twice for a first ball duck on two occasions – against Australia at Bridgetown on 13.04.07 and against Zimbabwe at Harare on 26.09.10

LJ Tucker was dismissed for a first ball duck in this game to provide the 14th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman to collect the first ball duck in the history of one day game against England. He also became the first Ireland wicket keeper to suffer such an ignominy against England.

C Campher scored 59 not out in this game to provide the 130th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty on his one day international debut. It also provides the 115th occasion of a batsman scoring a half century on his one day international debut

C Campher scored 59 not out in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty on his one day international debut against England. It also provides the eleventh occasion of a batsman scoring a half century on his one day international debut England.

C Campher scored 59 not out in this game to provide the second occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty on his one day international debut against England It also provides the second occasion of an Ireland batsman scoring a half century on his one day international debut against England

AC Botha is the other Ireland batsman to score a fifty against England on his one day international debut. He had scored 52 at Belfast on 13.06.06. He is also the other Ireland batsman to score a half century against England on his one day international debut.

AC Botha, EJG Morgan and C Campher are the three Ireland batsmen to score a fifty on their one day international debut

No Player Runs I Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 AC Botha 52 2 Ire Eng Belfast 13 Jun 2006
2 EJG Morgan 99 1 Ire Sco Ayr 05 Aug 2006
3 C Campher 59* 1 Ire Eng Southampton 30 Jul 2020

C Campher’s 59 not out in this game provide the 170th occasion of an Ireland batsman scoring a fifty in one day games. It also provides the sixth occasion of an Ireland batsman scoring a fifty in one day internationals against England.

C Campher’s 59 not out in this game provide the 134th occasion of an Ireland batsman scoring a half century in one day games. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Ireland batsman scoring a half century in one day internationals against England.

HT Tector, LJ Tucker and Simi Singh scored zeroes in Ireland’s innings in this game to provide the 37th occasion of three or more batsmen scoring ducks in an innings against England in one day internationals. It also provides the tenth such occasion by Ireland batsmen in one day internationals and the first such occasion by Ireland batsmen against England in one day internationals.

Simi Singh was dismissed run out for a duck in this game to provide the ninth occasion of an Ireland  batsman dismissed run out without scoring in one day internationals, He became the first Ireland batsman to suffer such an ignominy against England in one day internationals.

Simi Singh was dismissed run out for a duck in this game to provide the 50th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out without scoring in one day internationals against England.

Ireland lost its five wickets for 28 runs in its innings to provide the seventh occasion of a team losing its half the side for exact 28 runs in the history of one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

No FoW I Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 5/28 1 Pak Aus Melbourne 02 Feb 2000
2 5/28 2 Nam Aus Potchefstroom 27 Feb 2003
3 5/28 2 NZl Aus Auckland 03 Dec 2005
4 5/28 1 Ken Net Potchefstroom 19 Apr 2009
5 5/28 1 Aus Srl Brisbane 18 Jan 2013
6 5/28 2 Srl Pak Karachi 30 Sep 2019
7 5/28 1 Ire Eng Southampton 30 Jul 2020

Ireland lost its five wickets for 28 runs in its innings to provide the first occasion of a Ireland losing its half the side for exact 28 runs in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the first occasion of a team losing its half the side for exact 28 runs in the history of one day internationals against England.

SW Biillings scored 67 not out in this game to provide the 17th occasion of an England batsman scoring a fifty against Ireland in one day internationals. It also provides the 14th occasion of an England batsman scoring a half century against Ireland in one day internationals.

England carved its 376th win in one day games when it won this game by six wickets. It also represents its ninth win against Ireland.

Highlights of the final day’s play of the third test at Manchester between England and West Indies

Highlights of the final day’s play of the third test at Manchester between England and West Indies

SCJ Broad of England became the seventh bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 500 wickets in tests. His 500th victim was KC Brathwaite whom he had leg before wicket for 19 in West Indies second innings.  He needed nine wickets to reach the land mark and captured six wickets in the first innings of the third test at Manchester and his third wicket West Indies’ second innings on the final day of the  test – that of KC Brathwaite whom he had leg before – gave him his 500th wicket. At the end of the test his wicket aggregate read 501. He captured 10 for 67 in this test – 6 for 31 in the first innings and 4 for 36 in the second innings. The following table lists the seven bowlers who have captured 500 plus wickets.

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts 5 10
1 Muralitharan Srl 133 230 44039 18180 800 67 22
2 SK Warne Aus 145 273 40705 17995 708 37 10
3 A Kumble Ind 132 236 40850 18355 619 35 08
4 JMAnderson Eng 153 286 33163 15820 589 28 03
5 GDMcGrath Aus 124 243 29248 12186 563 29 03
6 CA Walsh Win 132 242 30019 12688 519 22 03
7 SCJ Broad Eng 140 258 28440 14002 501 18 02

SCJ Broad of England became the fourth pace bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 500 wickets in tests after JM Anderson, GD McGrath and CA Walsh. He became the second England bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 500 wickets in tests after JM Anderson

SCJ Broad of England scored 62 and capture 10 for 67 in the just concluded third test against West Indies at Manchester to provide the 29th occasion of a cricketer scoring a fifty  in an innings and capturing ten or more wickets in a match in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the sixth occasion of an England cricketer performing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first such occasion by an England cricketer against West Indies.

No Player FI SI W-R Team Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 FE Woolley 62 – 10-049 Eng Aus The Oval Aug 1912
2 AW Greig 51 – 10-149 Eng NZl Auckland Feb 1975
3 JK Lever 53 – 10-070 Eng Ind Delhi Dec 1976
4 IT Botham 114 – 13-106 Eng Ind Mumbai Feb 1980
5 MM Ali 87 – 10-112 Eng SAF Lord’s Jul 2017
6 SCJ Broad 62 – 10-067 Eng Win Manchester Jul 2020

It also provides the sixth occasion of a cricketer performing such a feat against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player FI SI W-R Team Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 AK Davidson – 80 11-222 Aus Win Brisbane Dec 1960
2 RJ Hadlee 51 – 11-102 NZl Win Dunedin Feb 1980
3 AR Border 75 – 11-096 Aus Win Sydney Jan 1989
4 MG Bevan 85* – 10-113 Aus Win Adelaide Jan 1997
5 CL Cairns 72 – 10-100 NZl Win Hamilton Dec 1999
6 SCJ Broad 62 – 10-067 Eng Win Manchester Jul 2020

SCJ Broad captured 10 for 67 in this test to provide the 108th occasion of an England bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test. It also provides the 61st  occasion of an England bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test at home and the 12th such occasion at Manchester. All the twelve occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 R Peel 42.2×4 21 68 11 Aus Manchester Aug 1888
2 T Richardson 67.4×5 20 156 10 Aus Manchester Aug 1893
3 T Richardson 110.3×5 39 244 13 Aus Manchester Jul 1896
4 WH Lockwood 37.1 10 76 11 Aus Manchester Jul 1902
5 AP Freeman 51.4 23 93 10 Win Manchester Jul 1928
6 AP Freeman 71.4 25 171 12 SAF Manchester Jul 1929
7 AV Bedser 51.0 13 93 11 Ind Manchester Jul 1946
8 AV Bedser 56.5 18 112 12 SAF Manchester Jul 1951
9 JC Laker 68.0 27 90 19 Aus Manchester Jul 1956
10 SJ Harmison 31.1 10 76 11 Pak Manchester Jul 2006
11 MS Panesar 68.3 18 187 10 Win Manchester Jun 2007
12 SCJ Broad 22.1 5 67 10 Win Manchester Jul 2020

SCJ Broad captured 10 for 67 in this test to provide the 15th occasion of an England bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against West Indies. It also provides the ninth occasion of an England bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test at home against West Indies

No Player Overs M Runs W Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 AP Freeman 51.4 23 093 10 Win Manchester Jul 1928
2 CS Marriott 41.1 08 096 11 Win The Oval Aug 1933
3 TE Bailey 43.0 14 098 11 Win Lord’s Jun 1957
4 GAR Lock 37.4 19 048 11 Win The Oval Aug 1957
5 FS Trueman 70.0 25 152 11 Win Lord’s Jun 1963
6 FS Trueman 40.3 07 119 12 Win Birmingham Jul 1963
7 MS Panesar 68.3 18 187 10 Win Manchester Jun 2007
8 SCJ Broad 58.5 12 165 11 Win Lord’s May 2012
9 SCJ Broad 22.1 05 067 10 Win Manchester Jul 2020

FS Trueman and SCJ Broad are the two bowlers to capture ten plus wickets in a test against West Indies at home on two occasions. SCJ Broad emulated FS Trueman with his 10 for 67 in this test

No Player Overs M Runs W Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 FS Trueman 70.0 25 152 11 Win Lord’s Jun 1963
2 FS Trueman 40.3 07 119 12 Win Birmingham Jul 1963
                 
1 SCJ Broad 58.5 12 165 11 Win Lord’s May 2012
2 SCJ Broad 22.1 05 067 10 Win Manchester Jul 2020

It also provides the third such occasion at Manchester. All the three occasions are tabulated below.SCJ Broad’s 10 for 67 in this test represent the best match figures by an England bowler against West Indies at Manchester. Previous best was AP Freeman’s 10 for 93 in Jul 1928. Thus SCJ Broad’s figures was an improvement after 92 years.

No Player Overs M Runs W Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 AP Freeman 51.4 23 093 10 Win Manchester Jul 1928
2 MS Panesar 68.3 18 187 10 Win Manchester Jun 2007
3 SCJ Broad 22.1 5 067 10 Win Manchester Jul 2020

SCJ Broad’s 10 for 67 represents his third ten wicket haul in a test. He became the 14th England bowler to capture ten or more wickets in a test on three of more occasions. The following table lists all the 14 bowlers with their performances. 

No No Player W Runs Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 1 SF Barnes 13 163 Aus Melbourne Jan 1902
  2 SF Barnes 11 110 SAF Lord’s Jun 1912
  3 SF Barnes 10 115 SAF Leeds Jul 1912
  4 SF Barnes 13 57 SAF The Oval Aug 1912
  5 SF Barnes 10 105 SAF Durban Dec 1913
  6 SF Barnes 17 159 SAF Jo’burg Dec 1913
  7 SF Barnes 14 144 SAF Durban Feb 1914
               
2 1 DL Underwood 11 70 NZl Lord’s Jul 1969
  2 DL Underwood 12 101 NZl The Oval Aug 1969
  3 DL Underwood 12 97 NZl Christchurch Feb 1971
  4 DL Underwood 10 82 Aus Leeds Jul 1972
  5 DL Underwood 13 71 Pak Lord’s Aug 1974
  6 DL Underwood 11 215 Aus Adelaide Jan 1975
               
3 1 AV Bedser 11 145 Ind Lord’s Jun 1946
  2 AV Bedser 11 93 Ind Manchester Jul 1946
  3 AV Bedser 10 105 Aus Melbourne Feb 1951
  4 AV Bedser 12 112 SAF Manchester Jul 1951
  5 AV Bedser 14 99 Aus Nottingham Jun 1953
               
4 1 GA Lohmann 12 104 Aus The Oval Aug 1886
  2 GA Lohmann 10 87 Aus Sydney Feb 1887
  3 GA Lohmann 10 142 Aus Sydney Jan 1892
  4 GA Lohmann 15 45 SAF P Elizabeth Feb 1896
  5 GA Lohmann 12 71 SAF Jo’burg Mar 1896
               
5 1 C Blythe 11 118 SAF Cape Town Mar 1906
  2 C Blythe 15 99 SAF Leeds Jul 1907
  3 C Blythe 11 102 Aus Birmingham May 1909
  4 C Blythe 10 104 SAF Cape Town Mar 1910
               
6 1 IT Botham 11 140 NZl Lord’s Aug 1978
  2 IT Botham 11 176 Aus Perth Dec 1979
  3 IT Botham 13 106 Ind Mumbai Feb 1980
  4 IT Botham 10 253 Aus The Oval Aug 1981
               
7 1 J Briggs 11 74 Aus Lord’s Jul 1886
  2 J Briggs 15 28 SAF Cape Town Mar 1889
  3 J Briggs 12 136 Aus Adelaide Mar 1892
  4 J Briggs 10 148 Aus The Oval Aug 1893
               
8 1 T Richardson 10 156 Aus Manchester Aug 1893
  2 T Richardson 11 173 Aus Lord’s Jun 1896
  3 T Richardson 13 244 Aus Manchester Jul 1896
  4 T Richardson 10 204 Aus Sydney Feb 1898
               
9 1 FS Trueman 11 88 Aus Leeds Jul 1961
  2 FS Trueman 11 152 Win Lord’s Jun 1963
  3 FS Trueman 12 119 Win Birmingham Jul 1963
               
10 1 GAR Lock 11 48 Win The Oval Aug 1957
  2 GAR Lock 11 65 NZl Leeds Jul 1958
  3 GAR Lock 11 84 NZl Christchurch Feb 1959
               
11 1 GP Swann 10 217 Ban Chattogram Mar 2010
  2 GP Swann 10 181 Srl Col-PSS Apr 2012
  3 GP Swann 10 132 NZl Leeds May 2013
               
12 1 JC Laker 10 119 SAF The Oval Aug 1951
  2 JC Laker 11 113 Aus Leeds Jul 1956
  3 JC Laker 19 90 Aus Manchester Jul 1956
               
13 1 JM Anderson 11 71 Pak Nottingham Jul 2010
  2 JM Anderson 10 158 Aus Nottingham Jul 2013
  3 JM Anderson 10 45 Srl Leeds May 2016
               
14 1 SCJ Broad 11 165 Win Lord’s May 2012
  2 SCJ Broad 11 121 Aus Ch-le-St Aug 2013
  3 SCJ Broad 10 67 Win Manchester Jul 2020

CR Woakes captured 5 for 50 in the second innings of this test to provide the 103rd occasion of an England bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against West Indies. It also provides the 64th occasion of an England bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against West Indies at home and also tenth such occasion at Manchester

CR Woakes captured 5 for 50 in the second innings of this test to provide the 19th occasion of a bowler capturing five wickets conceding exact 50 runs in a test innings.

CR Woakes became the fourth England bowler to capture five wickets conceding exact 50 runs in a test innings after C Blythe, NA Mallender and AR Caddick

No Player W R Team Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 C Blythe 5 50 Eng SAF Cape Town Mar 1906
2 NA Mallender 5 50 Eng Pak Leeds Jul 1992
3 AR Caddick 5 50 Eng Aus Birmingham Jun 1997
4 CR Woakes 5 50 Eng Win Manchester Jul 2020

He also became the second bowler to capture five wickets conceding exact 50 runs in a test innings against West Indies after GD McGrath. His figures represent the third occasion.

No Player W Runs Team Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 GD McGrath 5 50 Aus Win Melbourne Dec 1996
2 GD McGrath 5 50 Aus Win Port of Spain Mar 1999
3 CR Woakes 5 50 Aus Win Manchester Jul 2020

England won this test by 269 runs to provide the 16th occasion of England winning a test by 250 plus runs margin. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Team Result Margin Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 England won 675 runs Aus Brisbane Nov 1928
2 England won 354 runs Pak Nottingham Jul 2010
3 England won 347 runs Aus Lord’s Jul 2013
4 England won 338 runs Aus Adelaide Jan 1933
5 England won 330 runs Pak Manchester Jul 2016
6 England won 329 runs Ban Chattogram Oct 2003
7 England won 322 runs Aus Brisbane Dec 1936
8 England won 319 runs Ind Nottingham Jul 2011
9 England won 312 runs SAF Cape Town Jan 1957
10 England won 299 runs Aus Sydney Jan 1971
11 England won 289 runs Aus The Oval Aug 1926
12 England won 288 runs SAF P Elizabeth Feb 1896
13 England won 269 runs Win Manchester Jul 2020
14 England won 266 runs Ind Southampton Jul 2014
15 England won 256 runs Win Birmingham Jul 2004
16 England won 256 runs Win Port of Spain Jan 1960

England won this test by 269 runs to provide the third occasion of England winning a test by 250 plus runs margin against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Team Result Margin Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 England won 269 runs Win Manchester Jul 2020
2 England won 256 runs Win Birmingham Jul 2004
3 England won 256 runs Win Port of Spain Jan 1960

England won this test by 269 runs to provide the second occasion of England winning a test by 250 plus runs margin at Manchester. Both occasions are tabulated below.

No Team Result Margin Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 England won 330 runs Pak Manchester Jul 2016
2 England won 269 runs Win Manchester Jul 2020

England won this test by 269 runs to provide the eighth occasion of England winning a test by 250 plus runs margin at home. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Team Result Margin Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 England won 256 runs Win Birmingham Jul 2004
2 England won 347 runs Aus Lord’s Jul 2013
3 England won 330 runs Pak Manchester Jul 2016
4 England won 269 runs Win Manchester Jul 2020
5 England won 354 runs Pak Nottingham Jul 2010
6 England won 319 runs Ind Nottingham Jul 2011
7 England won 266 runs Ind Southampton Jul 2014
8 England won 289 runs Aus The Oval Aug 1926
SCJ Broad of England captures his 500th test wicket

SCJ Broad of England captures his 500th test wicket

SCJ Broad of England became the seventh bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 500 wickets in tests. His 500th victim was KC Brathwaite whom he had leg before wicket for 19 in West Indies second innings.  He needed nine wickets to reach the land mark and captured six wickets in the first innings of the third test at Manchester and his third wicket West Indies’ second innings on the final day of the  test – that of KC Brathwaite whom he had leg before – gave him his 500th wicket. At the end of the test his wicket aggregate read 501. He captured 10 for 67 in this test – 6 for 31 in the first innings and 4 for 36 in the second innings. The following table lists the seven bowlers who have captured 500 plus wickets.

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts 5 10
1 M Muralitharan Srl 133 230 44039 18180 800 67 22
2 SK Warne Aus 145 273 40705 17995 708 37 10
3 A Kumble Ind 132 236 40850 18355 619 35 08
4 JM Anderson Eng 153 286 33163 15820 589 28 03
5 GD McGrath Aus 124 243 29248 12186 563 29 03
6 CA Walsh Win 132 242 30019 12688 519 22 03
7 SCJ Broad Eng 140 258 28440 14002 501 18 02

SCJ Broad of England became the fourth pace bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 500 wickets in tests after JM Anderson,GD McGrath and CA Walsh.

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts 5 10
1 JM Anderson Eng 153 286 33163 15820 589 28 03
2 GD McGrath Aus 124 243 29248 12186 563 29 03
3 CA Walsh Win 132 242 30019 12688 519 22 03
4 SCJ Broad Eng 140 258 28440 14002 501 18 03

SCJ Broad of England became the second England bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 500 wickets in tests after JM Anderson

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts 5 10
1 JM Anderson Eng 153 286 33163 15820 589 28 03
2 SCJ Broad Eng 140 258 28440 14002 500 18 03

SCJ Broad’s career figures – opposition wise read thus.  He has played 140 tests. He has captured five or wickets in an innings on 18 occasions and ten or more wickets in a match on three occasions. His best innings effort is 8 for 15 against Australia at Nottingham in Aug 2015. His best match effort is  11 for 121 against Australia at Chester-le-Street in Aug 2013.

Opp Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs W 5 10
Aus 32 58 1085.2 222 3464 118 7 1
Ban 03 06 102.0 024 0319 008 0 0
Ind 20 36 644.0 174 1797 070 2 0
Ire 01 02 027.0 008 0079 007 0 0
NZl 16 29 566.5 116 1794 066 4 0
Pak 16 31 524.0 154 1296 054 0 0
SAF 22 41 773.3 184 2259 075 2 0
Srl 11 21 389.0 077 1176 030 0 0
Win 19 34 628.2 154 1818 073 3 2
Total 140 258 4740.0 1113 14002 501 18 3

The following are some of the cricketing highlights of his illustrious test career

He made his test debut against Sri Lanka at Colombo-SSC in Dec 2007. His first test wicket  was  that of WPUJC Vaas whom he had caught by bell for 4. He returned with bowling figures of 36.0-5-95-1

The following table lists the wickets in progressive milestones of 100 wickets captured by SCJ Broad against opposition and month/year. PW denoted Cumulative wickets at the end of the test.

Wkt Mat Inns PW Opp Ground Mon/Year
First 001 001 001 Srl Col-SSC Dec 2007
100th 035 062 103 Srl Cardiff May 2011
200th 060 108 201 Aus Manchester Aug 2013
300th 083 152 308 Aus Nottingham Aug 2015
400th 115 209 402 NZl Auckland Mar 2018
500th 140 258 501 Win Manchester Jul 2020

The following table lists the victims of SCJ Broad in progressive milestones of 100 wickets captured by SCJ Broad with names of batsmen, runs scored by them and mode of dismissal

No Batsman Score How Out Fielder Opp I Mon/Year
001 WPUJC Vaas 004 caught IR Bell Srl 1 Dec 2007
100 P Jayawardene 112 caught MJ Prior Srl 1 May 2011
200 MJ Clarke 187 bowled   Aus 1 Aug 2013
300 CJL Rogers 000 caught AN Cook Aus 1 Aug 2015
400 TWM Latham 026 caught CR Woakes NZl 1 Mar 2018
500 KC Brathwaite 019 Lbw   Win 2 Jul 2020
501 J Blackwood 023 caught JC Buttler Win 2 Jul 2020

His 18 five wicket innings hauls are detailed below

No W Runs Opp Ground Start Date
1 5 85 Win Kingston 04 Feb 2009
2 6 91 Aus Leeds 07 Aug 2009
3 5 37 Aus The Oval 20 Aug 2009
4 6 46 Ind Nottingham 29 Jul 2011
5 7 72 Win Lord’s 17 May 2012
6 5 69 SAF Leeds 02 Aug 2012
7 6 51 NZl Wellington 14 Mar 2013
8 7 44 NZl Lord’s 16 May 2013
9 5 71 Aus Ch-le-St 09 Aug 2013
10 6 50 Aus Ch-le-St 09 Aug 2013
11 6 81 Aus Brisbane 21 Nov 2013
12 6 25 Ind Manchester 07 Aug 2014
13 5 109 NZl Leeds 29 May 2015
14 8 15 Aus Nottingham 06 Aug 2015
15 6 17 SAF Johannesburg 14 Jan 2016
16 6 54 NZl Christchurch 30 Mar 2018
17 5 86 Aus Birmingham 01 Aug 2019
18 6 31 Win Manchester 24 Jul 2020

His ten wickets match hauls are detailed below

No W Runs Opp Ground Start Date
1 11 165 Win Lord’s 17 May 2012
2 11 121 Aus Ch-le-St 09 Aug 2013
3 10 067 Win Manchester 24 Jul 2020
Cricketers who have scored a fifty in an innings and captured ten or more wickets in a test – SCJ Broad of England joins the list

Cricketers who have scored a fifty in an innings and captured ten or more wickets in a test – SCJ Broad of England joins the list

SCJ Broad of England scored 62 and capture 10 for 67 in the just concluded third test against West Indies at Manchester to provide the 29th occasion of a cricketer scoring a fifty  in an innings and capturing ten or more wickets in a match in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI W-R Team Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 H Trumble 64* – 12-173 Aus Eng The Oval Aug 1902
2 FE Woolley 62 – 10-049 Eng Aus The Oval Aug 1912
3 AK Davidson – 80 11-222 Aus Win Brisbane Dec 1960
4 KD Boyce 72 – 11-147 Win Eng The Oval Jul 1973
5 AW Greig 51 – 10-149 Eng NZl Auckland Feb 1975
6 JK Lever 53 – 10-070 Eng Ind Delhi Dec 1976
7 N Kapil Dev 84 – 11-146 Ind Pak Chennai Jan 1980
8 RJ Hadlee 51 – 11-102 NZl Win Dunedin Feb 1980
9 IT Botham 114 – 13-106 Eng Ind Mumbai Feb 1980
10 Imran Khan 117 – 11-180 Pak Ind Faisalabad Jan 1983
11 MD Marshall 63 – 11-120 Win NZl Bridgetown Apr 1985
12 RJ Hadlee 54 – 15-123 NZl Aus Brisbane Nov 1985
13 RJ Hadlee 68 – 10-140 NZl Eng Nottingham Aug 1986
14 Abdul Qadir 61 – 10-186 Pak Eng Karachi Dec 1987
15 AR Border 75 – 11-096 Aus Win Sydney Jan 1989
16 DJ Nash 56 – 11-169 NZl Eng Lord’s Jun 1994
17 PS de Villiers 66* – 10-108 SAF Pak Jo’burg Jan 1995
18 MG Bevan 85* – 10-113 Aus Win Adelaide Jan 1997
19 CL Cairns 72 – 10-100 NZl Win Hamilton Dec 1999
20 DL Vettori – 51 10-183 NZl Srl Wellington Dec 2006
21 DW Steyn 76 – 10-154 SAF Aus Melbourne Dec 2008
22 S Al Hasan 137 – 10-124 Ban Zim Khulna Nov 2014
23 MD Craig 65 – 10-203 NZl Pak Sharjah Nov 2014
24 MDK Perera – 64 10-099 Srl Aus Galle Aug 2016
25 RA Jadeja 51 – 10-154 Ind Eng Chennai Dec 2016
26 MM Ali 87 – 10-112 Eng SAF Lord’s Jul 2017
27 S Al Hasan 84 – 10-153 Ban Aus Dhaka Aug 2017
28 Rashid Khan 51 – 11-104 Afg Ban Chattogram Sep 2019
29 SCJ Broad 62 – 10-067 Eng Win Manchester Jul 2020

It also provides the sixth occasion of an England cricketer performing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first such occasion by an England cricketer against West Indies.

No Player FI SI W-R Team Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 FE Woolley 62 – 10-049 Eng Aus The Oval Aug 1912
2 AW Greig 51 – 10-149 Eng NZl Auckland Feb 1975
3 JK Lever 53 – 10-070 Eng Ind Delhi Dec 1976
4 IT Botham 114 – 13-106 Eng Ind Mumbai Feb 1980
5 MM Ali 87 – 10-112 Eng SAF Lord’s Jul 2017
6 SCJ Broad 62 – 10-067 Eng Win Manchester Jul 2020

It also provides the sixth occasion of a cricketer performing such a feat against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player FI SI W-R Team Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 AK Davidson – 80 11-222 Aus Win Brisbane Dec 1960
2 RJ Hadlee 51 – 11-102 NZl Win Dunedin Feb 1980
3 AR Border 75 – 11-096 Aus Win Sydney Jan 1989
4 MG Bevan 85* – 10-113 Aus Win Adelaide Jan 1997
5 CL Cairns 72 – 10-100 NZl Win Hamilton Dec 1999
6 SCJ Broad 62 – 10-067 Eng Win Manchester Jul 2020

New Zealand bowlers have performed such a feat on most occasions – seven – followed by England bowlers who have performed the feat on six occasions. The following table list the occasions by these two teams.

No Player FI SI W-R Team Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 FE Woolley 62 – 10-049 Eng Aus The Oval Aug 1912
2 AW Greig 51 – 10-149 Eng NZl Auckland Feb 1975
3 JK Lever 53 – 10-070 Eng Ind Delhi Dec 1976
4 IT Botham 114 – 13-106 Eng Ind Mumbai Feb 1980
5 MM Ali 87 – 10-112 Eng SAF Lord’s Jul 2017
6 SCJ Broad 62 – 10-067 Eng Win Manchester Jul 2020
                 
1 RJ Hadlee 51 – 11-102 NZl Win Dunedin Feb 1980
2 RJ Hadlee 54 – 15-123 NZl Aus Brisbane Nov 1985
3 RJ Hadlee 68 – 10-140 NZl Eng Nottingham Aug 1986
4 DJ Nash 56 – 11-169 NZl Eng Lord’s Jun 1994
5 CL Cairns 72 – 10-100 NZl Win Hamilton Dec 1999
6 DL Vettori – 51 10-183 NZl Srl Wellington Dec 2006
7 MD Craig 65 – 10-203 NZl Pak Sharjah Nov 2014

RJ Hadlee of New Zealand has performed the feat on most occasions – three. Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh has performed the feat on two occasions

No Player FI SI W-R Team Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 RJ Hadlee 51 – 11-102 NZl Win Dunedin Feb 1980
2 RJ Hadlee 54 – 15-123 NZl Aus Brisbane Nov 1985
3 RJ Hadlee 68 – 10-140 NZl Eng Nottingham Aug 1986
                 
1 S Al Hasan 137 – 10-124 Ban Zim Khulna Nov 2014
2 S Al Hasan 84 – 10-153 Ban Aus Dhaka Aug 2017

IT Botham, Imran Khan and Shakib Al Hasan are the only three cricketers in the annals of test cricket to score a century and capture ten plus wickets in a test. Shakib Al Hasan has performed the feat scoring most runs – 137.

No Player FI SI W-R Team Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 IT Botham 114 – 13-106 Eng Ind Mumbai Feb 1980
2 Imran Khan 117 – 11-180 Pak Ind Faisalabad Jan 1983
3 S Al Hasan 137 – 10-124 Ban Zim Khulna Nov 2014

The following table lists the ten cricketers who have performed the feat conceding 150 plus runs while capturing ten plus wickets in a test. AK Davidson and MD Craig are the only two cricketers to concede 200 plus runs while capturing ten plus wickets in a test.

No Player FI SI W-R Team Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 AK Davidson – 80 11-222 Aus Win Brisbane Dec 1960
2 MD Craig 65 – 10-203 NZl Pak Sharjah Nov 2014
                 
3 Abdul Qadir 61 – 10-186 Pak Eng Karachi Dec 1987
4 DL Vettori – 51 10-183 NZl Srl Wellington Dec 2006
5 Imran Khan 117 – 11-180 Pak Ind Faisalabad Jan 1983
6 H Trumble 64* – 12-173 Aus Eng The Oval Aug 1902
7 DJ Nash 56 – 11-169 NZl Eng Lord’s Jun 1994
8 DW Steyn 76 – 10-154 SAF Aus Melbourne Dec 2008
9 RA Jadeja 51 – 10-154 Ind Eng Chennai Dec 2016
10 S Al Hasan 84 – 10-153 Ban Aus Dhaka Aug 2017

FE Wooley, SCJ Broad, JK Lever, AR Border an MDK Perera are the five cricketers to perform the feat conceding less than 100 runs  while capturing ten or more wickets in a test

No Player FI SI W-R Team Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 FE Woolley 62 – 10-049 Eng Aus The Oval Aug 1912
2 SCJ Broad 62 – 10-067 Eng Win Manchester Jul 2020
3 JK Lever 53 – 10-070 Eng Ind Delhi Dec 1976
4 AR Border 75 – 11-096 Aus Win Sydney Jan 1989
5 MDK Perera – 64 10-099 Srl Aus Galle Aug 2016

FE Wooley is the only cricketer to perform the feat conceding less than 50 runs while capturing ten or more wickets in a test. He scored 62 and capture 10 for 49 against Australia at The Oval in Aug 1912.

No Player FI SI W-R Team Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 FE Woolley 62 – 10-049 Eng Aus The Oval Aug 1912

RJ Hadlee, IT Botham and H Trumble are the three cricketers who have performed the feat capturing 12 or more wickets in a test. RJ  Hadlee is the only cricketer to have performed the feat with 15 wickets to his credit

No Player FI SI W-R Team Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 RJ Hadlee 54 – 15-123 NZl Aus Brisbane Nov 1985
2 IT Botham 114 – 13-106 Eng Ind Mumbai Feb 1980
3 H Trumble 64* – 12-173 Aus Eng The Oval Aug 1902
Additional stats of the third day’s play of the third test

Additional stats of the third day’s play of the third test

RJ Burns {90}, DP Sibley {56} and JE Root {58} scored fifties in England’s second innings to provide the  62nd occasion of England’s first three batsmen scoring fifties in an innings. It also provides the ninth occasion of England’s first three batsmen scoring fifties in an innings against West Indies.

JE Root scored 58 in England’s second innings to provide the 421st occasion of an England captain scoring a fifty in a test innings. It also provides the 65th occasion of an England captain scoring a fifty in a test innings against West Indies

JE Root scored 58 in England’s second innings to provide the 28th occasion of his scoring a fifty in a test innings as England captain. He now stands third in the list of England captains who have scored most fifties. Others are – AN Cook {36} and MA Atherton {30}. He went past GA Gooch who has  scored 27 fifties  as England captain to occupy the third place.

JE Root was leading England for the 25th occasion in this test. He became the third captain to lead England in 25 plus tests. Others are AN Cook {32} and MA Atherton {28}

JE Root became the 15th captain to lead a team in 25 plus tests in the annals of test cricket. The following table lists the 15 captains with their batting performance

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS C Hc 0
1 GC Smith SAF 54 61 06 6111 277 25 36 0
2 AR Border Aus 46 51 15 4619 205 15 36 0
3 RT Ponting Aus 45 54 08 5063 209 19 35 0
4 CH Lloyd Win 39 41 05 3740 242* 14 27 0
5 Misbah-ul-Haq Pak 37 43 11 3334 135 08 35 0
6 SP Fleming NZl 36 39 06 3638 274* 08 31 0
7 AN Cook Eng 32 36 04 3448 263 12 24 0
8 MA Atherton Eng 28 30 04 2649 185* 08 22 0
9 V Kohli Ind 27 32 03 4071 254* 20 12 0
10 BC Lara Win 27 33 03 3777 400* 14 19 0
11 IVA Richards Win 27 29 05 2266 146 06 23 0
12 GS Chappell Aus 26 32 04 3150 235 13 19 0
13 MS Dhoni Ind 25 29 06 2416 224 05 24 0
14 JE Root Eng 25 28 02 2315 226 06 22 0
15 SR Waugh Aus 25 25 09 2614 199 15 10 0
Highlights of the third day’s play of the third test at Manchester between England and West Indies

Highlights of the third day’s play of the third test at Manchester between England and West Indies

SCJ Broad of England scored 62 and captured 6 for 31 in this test to provide the 222nd occasion of a cricketer scoring 50 plus runs and capturing five or more wickets in an innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 47th occasion of an England cricketer performing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No  Player FI SI W-R Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 W Bates 55 – 14-102 Aus Melbourne Jan 1883
2 W Barnes 58 – 6-31 Aus Melbourne Jan 1885
3 W Flowers – 56 5-46 Aus Sydney Feb 1885
4 W Barnes 62 – 5-32 Aus The Oval Aug 1888
5 LC Braund 58 – 5-61 Aus Sydney Dec 1901
6 GH Hirst – 58* 5-77 Aus The Oval Aug 1902
7 Hon.FS Jackson – 82* 5-52 Aus Nottingham May 1905
8 FR Foster 56 – 5-92 Aus Sydney Dec 1911
9 FR Foster 71 – 5-36 Aus Adelaide Jan 1912
10 FE Woolley 62 – 10-49 Aus The Oval Aug 1912
11 PGH Fender – 59 5-122 Aus Melbourne Feb 1921
12 WR Hammond 51 – 5-36 SAF Jo’burg Dec 1927
13 H Larwood 70 – 6-32 Aus Brisbane Nov 1928
14 G Geary 66 – 5-35 Aus Sydney Dec 1928
15 GOB Allen – 68 5-36 Aus Brisbane Dec 1936
16 DCS Compton – 51* 5-70 SAF Cape Town Jan 1949
17 TE Bailey 72* – 6-84 NZl Manchester Jul 1949
18 GG Arnold 59 – 5-58 Pak The Oval Aug 1967
19 P Lever 88* – 5-70 Ind Manchester Aug 1971
20 AW Greig – 67 5-24 Ind Kolkata Dec 1972
21 AW Greig 148 – 6-164 Win Bridgetown Mar 1974
22 AW Greig 51 – 10-149 NZl Auckland Feb 1975
23 JK Lever 53 – 7-46 Ind Delhi Dec 1976
24 IT Botham 103 – 5-73 NZl Christchurch Feb 1978
25 IT Botham 53 – 5-109 NZl Auckland Mar 1978
26 IT Botham 108 – 8-34 Pak Lord’s Jun 1978
27 IT Botham 114 – 13-106 Ind Mumbai Feb 1980
28 IT Botham 50 149* 6-95 Aus Leeds Jul 1981
29 IT Botham 67 – 5-46 Ind Lord’s Jun 1982
30 IT Botham 57 – 5-74 Pak Leeds Aug 1982
31 IT Botham 138 – 5-59 NZl Wellington Jan 1984
32 IT Botham – 81 8-103 Win Lord’s Jun 1984
33 IT Botham – 54 5-72 Win The Oval Aug 1984
34 IT Botham – 85 5-109 Aus Lord’s Jun 1985
35 JE Emburey 69 – 7-78 Aus Sydney Jan 1987
36 CC Lewis – 65 6-111 Win Birmingham Jul 1991
37 PAJ DeFreitas 51* – 5-71 NZl Nottingham Jun 1994
38 D Gough 51 – 6-49 Aus Sydney Jan 1995
39 A Flintoff 72 – 5-78 Aus The Oval Sep 2005
40 SCJ Broad – 61 6-91 Aus Leeds Aug 2009
41 GP Swann 85 – 5-110 SAF Centurion Dec 2009
42 SCJ Broad 64 – 6-46 Ind Nottingham Jul 2011
43 TT Bresnan – 90 5-48 Ind Nottingham Jul 2011
44 MM Ali 87 – 6-53 SAF Lord’s Jul 2017
45 MM Ali – 75* 5-69 SAF Manchester Aug 2017
46 BA Stokes 60 – 6-22 Win Lord’s Sep 2017
47 SCJ Broad 62   6-31 Win Manchester Jul 2020

It also provides the sixth occasion of an England cricketer performing such a feat against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No  Player FI SI W-R Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 AW Greig 148 – 6-164 Win Bridgetown Mar 1974
2 IT Botham – 81 8-103 Win Lord’s Jun 1984
3 IT Botham – 54 5-72 Win The Oval Aug 1984
4 CC Lewis – 65 6-111 Win Birmingham Jul 1991
5 BA Stokes 60 – 6-22 Win Lord’s Sep 2017
6 SCJ Broad 62   6-31 Win Manchester Jul 2020

SCJ Broad of England scored 62 and captured 6 for 31 in this test to provide the 80th occasion of a cricketer scoring 50 plus runs and capturing six or more wickets in an innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 18th occasion of an England cricketer performing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player FI SI W-R Oppn Ground Mon/Year
1 W Bates 55 – 14-102 Aus Melbourne Jan 1883
2 W Barnes 58 – 6-31 Aus Melbourne Jan 1885
3 H Larwood 70 – 6-32 Aus Brisbane Nov 1928
4 TE Bailey 72* – 6-84 NZl Manchester Jul 1949
5 AW Greig 148 – 6-164 Win Bridgetown Mar 1974
6 JK Lever 53 – 7-46 Ind Delhi Dec 1976
7 IT Botham 108 – 8-54 Pak Lord’s Jun 1978
8 IT Botham 114 – 13-106 Ind Mumbai Feb 1980
9 IT Botham 50 149* 6-95 Aus Leeds Jul 1981
10 IT Botham – 81 8-103 Win Lord’s Jun 1984
11 JE Emburey 69 – 7-78 Aus Sydney Jan 1987
12 CC Lewis – 65 6-111 Win Birmingham Jul 1991
13 D Gough 51 – 6-49 Aus Sydney Jan 1995
14 SCJ Broad – 61 6-91 Aus Leeds Aug 2009
15 SCJ Broad 64 – 6-46 Ind Nottingham Jul 2011
16 MM Ali 87 – 6-53 SAF Lord’s Jul 2017
17 BA Stokes 60 – 6-22 Win Lord’s Sep 2017
18 SCJ Broad 62 – 6-31 Win Manchester Jul 2020

It also provides the 14th occasion of a cricketer performing such a feat against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI W-R Oppn Ground Mon/Year
1 KR Miller 109 – 6-107 Win Kingston Jun 1955
2 AK Davidson – 80 6-87 Win Brisbane Dec 1960
3 AW Greig 148 – 6-164 Win Bridgetown Mar 1974
4 RJ Hadlee 51 – 6-68 Win Dunedin Feb 1980
5 IT Botham – 81 8-103 Win Lord’s Jun 1984
6 Wasim Akram – 66 6-91 Win Faisalabad Oct 1986
7 AR Border 75 – 7-46 Win Sydney Jan 1989
8 CC Lewis – 65 6-111 Win Birmingham Jul 1991
9 MG Bevan 85* – 6-82 Win Adelaide Jan 1997
10 CL Cairns 72 – 7-27 Win Hamilton Dec 1999
11 R Ashwin 113 – 7-83 Win North Sound Jul 2016
12 BA Stokes 60 – 6-22 Win Lord’s Sep 2017
13 S Al Hasan – 54 6-33 Win Kingston Jul 2018
14 SCJ Broad 62 – 6-31 Win Manchester Jul 2020

It also provides the fifth occasion of an England cricketer performing such a feat against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI W-R Oppn Ground Mon/Year
1 AW Greig 148 – 6-164 Win Bridgetown Mar 1974
2 IT Botham – 81 8-103 Win Lord’s Jun 1984
3 CC Lewis – 65 6-111 Win Birmingham Jul 1991
4 BA Stokes 060 – 6-022 Win Lord’s Sep 2017
5 SCJ Broad 062 – 6-031 Win Manchester Jul 2020

SCJ Broad became the eleventh cricketer to perform the all round feat of scoring fifty plus runs and capturing six or more wickets in a test innings on two  or more occasions.  The following table lists the feat of all these eleven cricketers

No No Player FI SI W-R Oppn Ground Mon/Year
    England            
1 1 IT Botham 108 – 8-54 Pak Lord’s Jun 1978
  2 IT Botham 114 – 13-106 Ind Mumbai Feb 1980
  3 IT Botham 50 149* 6-95 Aus Leeds Jul 1981
  4 IT Botham – 81 8-103 Win Lord’s Jun 1984
                 
    NewZealand            
2 1 RJ Hadlee 51 – 6-68 Win Dunedin Feb 1980
  2 RJ Hadlee 84 – 6-53 Eng The Oval Jul 1983
  3 RJ Hadlee 54 – 15-123 Aus Brisbane Nov 1985
  4 RJ Hadlee 68 – 6-80 Eng Nottingham Aug 1986
                 
    West Indies            
3 1 MD Marshall 54 – 6-37 Ind Kolkata Dec 1983
  2 MD Marshall 63 – 7-80 NZl Bridgetown Apr 1985
  3 MD Marshall 72 – 6-69 Eng Nottingham Jun 1988
                 
    Bangladesh            
4 1 S Al Hasan – 71 7-36 NZl Chattogram Oct 2008
  2 S Al Hasan 144 – 6-82 Pak Dhaka Dec 2011
  3 S Al Hasan – 54 6-33 Win Kingston Jul 2018
                 
    England            
5 1 SCJ Broad – 61 6-91 Aus Leeds Aug 2009
  2 SCJ Broad 64 – 6-46 Ind Nottingham Jul 2011
  3 SCJ Broad 62 – 6-31 Win Manchester Jul 2020
                 
    West Indies            
6 1 DJ Bravo 77 – 6-55 Eng Manchester Aug 2004
  2 DJ Bravo – 64 6-84 Aus Adelaide Nov 2005
                 
    Australia            
7 1 H Trumble – 62* 6-74 Eng Adelaide Jan 1902
  2 H Trumble 64* – 8-65 Eng The Oval Aug 1902
                 
    Pakistan            
8 1 Imran Khan – 65 7-32 Eng Birmingham Jul 1982
  2 Imran Khan 117 – 6-93 Ind Faisalabad Jan 1983
                 
    Australia            
9 1 KR Miller 79 – 7-60 Eng Brisbane Nov 1946
  2 KR Miller 109 – 6-107 Win Kingston Jun 1955
                 
    Australia            
10 1 SK Warne – 53 6-48 Eng Manchester Jul 1997
  2 SK Warne 63 – 6-161 SAF Cape Town Mar 2002
                 
    South Africa            
11 1 SM Pollock 70* – 6-50 Pak Durban Feb 1998
  2 SM Pollock 62 – 6-39 Eng Nottingham Aug 2003

SCJ Broad became the fifth cricketer to perform the all round feat of scoring fifty plus runs and capturing six or more wickets in a test innings on three or more occasions.  The following table lists the feat of all these eleven cricketers

No No Player FI SI W-R Oppn Ground Mon/Year
    England            
1 1 IT Botham 108 – 8-54 Pak Lord’s Jun 1978
  2 IT Botham 114 – 13-106 Ind Mumbai Feb 1980
  3 IT Botham 50 149* 6-95 Aus Leeds Jul 1981
  4 IT Botham – 81 8-103 Win Lord’s Jun 1984
                 
    NewZealand            
2 1 RJ Hadlee 51 – 6-68 Win Dunedin Feb 1980
  2 RJ Hadlee 84 – 6-53 Eng The Oval Jul 1983
  3 RJ Hadlee 54 – 15-123 Aus Brisbane Nov 1985
  4 RJ Hadlee 68 – 6-80 Eng Nottingham Aug 1986
                 
    West Indies            
3 1 MD Marshall 54 – 6-37 Ind Kolkata Dec 1983
  2 MD Marshall 63 – 7-80 NZl Bridgetown Apr 1985
  3 MD Marshall 72 – 6-69 Eng Nottingham Jun 1988
                 
    Bangladesh            
4 1 S Al Hasan – 71 7-36 NZl Chattogram Oct 2008
  2 S Al Hasan 144 – 6-82 Pak Dhaka Dec 2011
  3 S Al Hasan – 54 6-33 Win Kingston Jul 2018
                 
    England            
5 1 SCJ Broad – 61 6-91 Aus Leeds Aug 2009
  2 SCJ Broad 64 – 6-46 Ind Nottingham Jul 2011
  3 SCJ Broad 62 – 6-31 Win Manchester Jul 2020
                 

SCJ Broad became the second England cricketer to perform the all round feat of scoring fifty plus runs and capturing six or more wickets in a test innings on three or more occasions.  The following table lists the feat of all these eleven cricketers

No No Player FI SI W-R Oppn Ground Mon/Year
    England            
1 1 IT Botham 108 – 8-54 Pak Lord’s Jun 1978
  2 IT Botham 114 – 13-106 Ind Mumbai Feb 1980
  3 IT Botham 50 149* 6-95 Aus Leeds Jul 1981
  4 IT Botham – 81 8-103 Win Lord’s Jun 1984
                 
    England            
2 1 SCJ Broad – 61 6-91 Aus Leeds Aug 2009
  2 SCJ Broad 64 – 6-46 Ind Nottingham Jul 2011
  3 SCJ Broad 62 – 6-31 Win Manchester Jul 2020

DP Sibley scored zero and 56 in this test to provide the eleventh occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a duck and a fifty in a test against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opp Ground Start Date
1 MC Cowdrey 119 0 Win Port of Spain 25 Mar 1960
2 C Milburn 0 94 Win Manchester 02 Jun 1966
3 G Boycott 0 71 Win Nottingham 30 Jun 1966
4 GA Gooch 83 0 Win The Oval 24 Jul 1980
5 BC Broad 55 0 Win Lord’s 28 Jun 1984
6 GA Gooch 51 0 Win Kingston 21 Feb 1986
7 AJ Stewart 0 79 Win Georgetown 17 Mar 1994
8 MA Atherton 144 0 Win Georgetown 17 Mar 1994
9 IJL Trott 59 0 Win St George’s 21 Apr 2015
10 DP Sibley 0 50 Win Southampton 08 Jul 2020
11 DP Sibley 0 56 Win Manchester 24 Jul 2020

DP Sibley scored zero and 56 in this test to provide the second occasion of his scoring a duck and a fifty in a test against West Indies. Prior to this he had scred a duck and 50 against West Indies in the first test of this series at Southampton. He became the second England opening batsman to score a duck and 50 against West Indies on two occasions after GA Gooch. The following table lists the performance of these two opening batsmen.

No Player FI SI Opp Ground Start Date
1 DP Sibley 0 50 Win Southampton 08 Jul 2020
2 DP Sibley 0 56 Win Manchester 24 Jul 2020
             
1 GA Gooch 83 0 Win The Oval 24 Jul 1980
2 GA Gooch 51 0 Win Kingston 21 Feb 1986

RJ Burns scored 57 and 90 in this test to provide the 21st occasion of an England opening batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opp Ground Start Date
1 A Sandham 152 51 Win Bridgetown 11 Jan 1930
2 L Hutton 73 165* Win The Oval 19 Aug 1939
3 JDB Robertson 80 51* Win Bridgetown 21 Jan 1948
4 L Hutton 56 60 Win Kingston 27 Mar 1948
5 L Hutton 72 77 Win Bridgetown 06 Feb 1954
6 MC Cowdrey 114 97 Win Kingston 17 Feb 1960
7 G Boycott 62 80* Win Port of Spain 14 Mar 1968
8 DL Amiss 56 86* Win Birmingham 09 Aug 1973
9 G Boycott 99 112 Win Port of Spain 30 Mar 1974
10 GA Gooch 51 51 Win St John’s 11 Apr 1986
11 GA Gooch 73 146 Win Nottingham 02 Jun 1988
12 AJ Stewart 118 143 Win Bridgetown 08 Apr 1994
13 AJ Stewart 50 73 Win Port of Spain 05 Feb 1998
14 MA Atherton 83 108 Win The Oval 31 Aug 2000
15 ME Trescothick 105 107 Win Birmingham 29 Jul 2004
16 AN Cook 105 65 Win Lord’s 17 May 2007
17 AN Cook 60 106 Win Manchester 07 Jun 2007
18 AN Cook 52 58 Win St John’s 15 Feb 2009
19 AN Cook 94 139* Win Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
20 AN Cook 76 59* Win St George’s 21 Apr 2015
21 RJ Burns 57 90 Win Manchester 24 Jul 2020

RJ Burns scored 57 and 90 in this test to provide the tenth occasion of an England opening batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opp Ground Start Date
1 JDB Robertson 80 51* Win Bridgetown 21 Jan 1948
2 L Hutton 56 60 Win Kingston 27 Mar 1948
3 L Hutton 72 77 Win Bridgetown 06 Feb 1954
4 G Boycott 62 80* Win Port of Spain 14 Mar 1968
5 DL Amiss 56 86* Win Birmingham 09 Aug 1973
6 GA Gooch 51 51 Win St John’s 11 Apr 1986
7 AJ Stewart 50 73 Win Port of Spain 05 Feb 1998
8 AN Cook 52 58 Win St John’s 15 Feb 2009
9 AN Cook 76 59* Win St George’s 21 Apr 2015
10 RJ Burns 57 90 Win Manchester 24 Jul 2020

RJ Burns scored 90 in the second innings of this test to provide the 12th occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a ninety against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs I Opp Ground Start Date
1 RT Simpson 94 3 Win Nottingham 20 Jul 1950
2 MC Cowdrey 97 3 Win Kingston 17 Feb 1960
3 C Milburn 94 3 Win Manchester 02 Jun 1966
4 JH Edrich 96 1 Win Kingston 08 Feb 1968
5 G Boycott 90 2 Win Bridgetown 29 Feb 1968
6 G Boycott 97 2 Win The Oval 26 Jul 1973
7 G Boycott 93 3 Win Port of Spain 02 Feb 1974
8 G Boycott 99 1 Win Port of Spain 30 Mar 1974
9 MA Atherton 95 3 Win The Oval 24 Aug 1995
10 AJ Strauss 90 2 Win Manchester 12 Aug 2004
11 AN Cook 94 1 Win Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
12 RJ Burns 90 3 Win Manchester 24 Jul 2020

RJ Burns scored 90 in the second innings of this test to provide the third occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a ninety against West Indies at Manchester. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs I Opp Ground Start Date
1 C Milburn 94 3 Win Manchester 02 Jun 1966
2 AJ Strauss 90 2 Win Manchester 12 Aug 2004
3 RJ Burns 90 3 Win Manchester 24 Jul 2020

RJ Burns-DP Sibley added 114 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 188th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket. It also provides the 91st occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket on home soil

RJ Burns-DP Sibley added 114 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 30th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket against West Indies. It also provides the 13th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket against West Indies on home soil and the third such occasion at Manchester

RJ Burns-JE Root added 112 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 191st occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket. It also provides the 103rd occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket on home soil

RJ Burns-DP Sibley added 112 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 30th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket against West Indies. It also provides the 12th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket against West Indies on home soil and the second such occasion at Manchester

RJ Burns-DP Sibley added 112 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the record stand for the second wicket by England batsmen against West Indies at Manchester. The previous best was the 104 runs partnership between AN Cook and MP Vaughan in Jun 2007

RJ Burns-DP Sibley added 114 runs for the first wicket and RJ Burns-JE Root added 112 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 91st occasion of a team posting three figure partnerships for the consecutive first and second wicket in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the eleventh occasion of a team posting three figure partnerships for the consecutive first and second wicket in a test innings in the annals of test cricket against West Indies.

It also provides the 31st occasion of England batsmen posting three figure partnerships for the consecutive first and second wicket in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the fifth occasion of England batsmen posting three figure partnerships for the consecutive first and second wicket in a test innings in the annals of test cricket against West Indies.

Highlights of the second day’s play of the third test at Manchester between England and West Indies

Highlights of the second day’s play of the third test at Manchester between England and West Indies

OJ Pope-JS Buttler added 140 runs for the fifth wicket in England’s innings to provide the 16th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against West Indies. It also provides the eighth occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against West Indies at home

OJ Pope was dismissed for 91 to provide the 31st occasion of an England batsman scoring a ninety against West Indies. It also provides the 16th occasion of an England batsman scoring a ninety against West Indies at home.

OJ Pope was dismissed for 91 to provide the sixth occasion of an England batsman scoring a ninety against West Indies at Manchester. Manchester has witnessed most nineties by England batsmen against West Indies than any other ground in England. The Oval has witnessed five such occasions.

No Player Runs Inns Opp Ground Start Date
1 C Milburn 94 3 Win Manchester 2 Jun 1966
2 GP Thorpe 94 2 Win Manchester 27 Jul 1995
3 AJ Strauss 90 2 Win Manchester 12 Aug 2004
4 RWT Key 93* 4 Win Manchester 12 Aug 2004
5 IR Bell 97 1 Win Manchester 07 Jun 2007
6 OJ Pope 91 1 Win Manchester 24 Jul 2020
             
1 J Hardstaff jnr 94 1 Win The Oval 19 Aug 1939
2 G Boycott 97 2 Win The Oval 26 Jul 1973
3 GA Hick 96 1 Win The Oval 24 Aug 1995
4 RC Russell 91 1 Win The Oval 24 Aug 1995
5 MA Atherton 95 3 Win The Oval 24 Aug 1995

JC Buttler’s 67 in this game provide the 36th occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against West Indies. It also provides the 20th occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against West Indies at home and the third such occasion at Manchester.

KAJ Roach captured four for 72 in England’s first innings and his aggregate of test wickets at the end of England’s innings read 201. He became the ninth West Indies bowler to capture 200 plus wickets in tests. The following table lists them all.

No Player Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts 5 10
1 CA Walsh 132 242 30019 12688 519 22 3
2 CEL Ambrose 98 179 22103 8501 405 22 3
3 MD Marshall 81 151 17584 7876 376 22 4
4 LR Gibbs 79 148 27115 8989 309 18 2
5 J Garner 58 111 13169 5433 259 07 0
6 MA Holding 60 113 12680 5898 249 13 2
7 GS Sobers 93 159 21599 7999 235 06 0
8 AME Roberts 47 090 11135 5174 202 11 2
9 KAJ Roach 59 105 10654 5496 201 09 1

KAJ Roach captured four for 72 in England’s first innings and his aggregate of test wickets at the end of England’s innings read 50 against England. He became the 13th West Indies bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in tests against England. The following table lists them all.

No Player Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts 5 10
1 CEL Ambrose 34 63 8284 3082 164 8 2
2 CA Walsh 36 68 8818 3683 145 5 1
3 MD Marshall 26 50 5790 2436 127 6 1
4 GS Sobers 36 62 8771 3323 102 3 0
5 LR Gibbs 26 47 8841 2889 100 7 2
5 MA Holding 21 42 4486 2031 096 6 1
6 J Garner 19 38 4428 1650 092 1 0
7 S Ramadhin 18 32 7154 2201 080 5 1
8 WW Hall 19 35 4271 2121 065 2 0
9 CC Griffith 15 26 2913 1291 057 4 0
10 IR Bishop 13 24 2728 1231 051 2 0
11 LN Constantine 13 22 2818 1339 050 2 0
12 KAJ Roach 13 24 2672 1375 050 2 0
13 AME Roberts 12 24 2886 1174 050 4 1

JE Root had pouched 69 catches at home as a fieldsman other than wicketkeepers prior to the start of the third test. He caught KC Brathwaite of SCJ Braod which fetched him 70 catches and with it he became the fourth England fieldsman to pouch 70 plus catches at home. Others are – AN Cook {113}, AJ Strauss {83} and MC Cowdrey {70}

JE Root had pouched 14 catches against West Indies as a fieldsman other than wicketkeepers prior to the start of the third test. He caught KC Brathwaite of SCJ Braod which fetched him 15 catches against West Indies and with it he became the 19th England fieldsman to pouch 15 or more catches against West Indies.

JM Anderson of England had captured 49 wickets at home against West Indies prior to the start of the third test. He needed one more wicketsfor his 50 wickets. SD Hope became his 50th victim, He became the sixth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 50 plus wickets at home against West Indies. At the end of second day’s play, JM Anderson’s tally of wickets against West Indies at home read 51. Others are- GD McGrath {60}, FS Trueman {56}, DK Lillee (55}, N Kapil Dev {54} and SM Pollock {50}

JM Anderson of England had captured 49 wickets at home against West Indies prior to the start of the third test. He needed one more wicket for his 50 wickets. SD Hope became his 50th victim, He became the second England bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 50 plus wickets at home against West Indies after FS Trueman. FS Trueman has captured 56 wickets. At the end of second day’s play, JM Anderson’s tally of wickets against West Indies at home read 51

Perhaps for the first time, England team had two pace bowlers with 300 plus wickets in a home test. JM Anderson has an aggregate of 368 wickets at home and SCJ Broad has an aggregate of 311 wickets at home prior to the start of the test.

JM Anderson had a tally of 85 wickets against West Indies prior to the start of the third test. He captured two   wickets in West Indies first innings at the end of second day’s play which fetched him a total of 87 wickets. When he captured the wicket of SCJ Brooks he captured his 87th wicket against West Indies. He became the highest wicket taker against West Indies in tests. He went past FS Trueman’s aggregate of 86 wickets. FS Trueman’s record stood for 57 years.

With 87 wickets to his credit against West Indies at the end of second day’s play, JM Anderson now stands third in the list of bowlers who have captured most wickets against West Indies. The other two are – GD McGrath {110} and N Kapil Dev {89}.

West Indies bowlers who have captured 200 plus test wickets – KAJ Roach is the latest addition to the list

West Indies bowlers who have captured 200 plus test wickets – KAJ Roach is the latest addition to the list

KAJ Roach captured four for 72 in England’s first innings and his aggregate of test wickets at the end of England’s innings read 201. He became the ninth West Indies bowler to capture 200 plus wickets in tests. The following table lists them all.

No Player Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts 5 10
1 CA Walsh 132 242 30019 12688 519 22 3
2 CEL Ambrose 98 179 22103 8501 405 22 3
3 MD Marshall 81 151 17584 7876 376 22 4
4 LR Gibbs 79 148 27115 8989 309 18 2
5 J Garner 58 111 13169 5433 259 07 0
6 MA Holding 60 113 12680 5898 249 13 2
7 GS Sobers 93 159 21599 7999 235 06 0
8 AME Roberts 47 090 11135 5174 202 11 2
9 KAJ Roach 59 105 10654 5496 201 09 1

KAJ Roach captured four for 72 in England’s first innings and his aggregate of test wickets at the end of England’s innings read 50 against West Indies. He became the 13th West Indies bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in tests against West Indies. The following table lists them all.

No Player Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts 5 10
1 CEL Ambrose 34 63 8284 3082 164 8 2
2 CA Walsh 36 68 8818 3683 145 5 1
3 MD Marshall 26 50 5790 2436 127 6 1
4 GS Sobers 36 62 8771 3323 102 3 0
5 LR Gibbs 26 47 8841 2889 100 7 2
5 MA Holding 21 42 4486 2031 096 6 1
6 J Garner 19 38 4428 1650 092 1 0
7 S Ramadhin 18 32 7154 2201 080 5 1
8 WW Hall 19 35 4271 2121 065 2 0
9 CC Griffith 15 26 2913 1291 057 4 0
10 IR Bishop 13 24 2728 1231 051 2 0
11 LN Constantine 13 22 2818 1339 050 2 0
12 KAJ Roach 13 24 2672 1375 050 2 0
13 AME Roberts 12 24 2886 1174 050 4 1
Batsmen batting at number ten scoring fifties in a test innings

Batsmen batting at number ten scoring fifties in a test innings

SCJ Broad of England scored 62 in the ongoing test at Manchester to provide the 74th occasion of a batsman batting at number ten scoring a fifty in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 42nd occasion of a batsman batting at number ten scoring a fifty in the annals of test cricket at home and the second such occasion at Manchester

SCJ Broad of England scored 62 in the ongoing test at Manchester to provide the fifth occasion of a batsman batting at number ten scoring a fifty against West Indies in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the fifth occasion of a England batsman batting at number ten scoring a fifty against West Indies at home and the first such occasion at Manchester.

SCJ Broad of England scored 62 in the ongoing test at Manchester to provide the second occasion of his scoring a fifty while batting at number ten. Prior to this he had scored 56 against Australia at Melbourne in Dec 2017. He became the seventh batman in the annals of test cricket to score fifties on two occasions while batting at number ten. The following table lists all the seven batsmen with their performances.

No No Player Runs I Team Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 1 SCJ Broad 56 2 Eng Aus Melbourne Dec 2017
  2 SCJ Broad 62 1 Eng Win Manchester Jul 2020
                 
2 1 MA Holding 58* 2 Win Eng St John’s Mar 1981
  2 MA Holding 69 2 Win Eng Birmingham Jun 1984
                 
3 1 ACB Langton 73* 1 SAF Eng The Oval Aug 1935
  2 ACB Langton 64* 2 SAF Eng Jo’burg Dec 1938
                 
4 1 GAR Lock 56 3 Eng Win Birmingham Jul 1963
  2 GAR Kock 53 2 Eng Win Leeds Jul 1963
                 
5 1 SarfrazNawaz 53 1 Pak Eng Leeds Jul 1974
  2 SarfrazNawaz 90 2 Pak Eng Lahore Mar 1984
                 
6 1 IS Sodhi 58 2 NZl Ban Dhaka Oct 2013
  2 IS Sodhi 63 4 NZl Pak Abu Dhabi Nov 2014
                 
7 1 H Verity 55* 1 Eng Ind Kolkata Jan 1934
  2 H Verity 60* 1 Eng Aus Manchester Jul 1934

He became the third batman in the annals of test cricket to score fifties on two occasions while batting at number ten after GAR Lock and H Verity. The following table lists all the seven batsmen with their performances.

No No Player Runs I Team Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 1 SCJ Broad 56 2 Eng Aus Melbourne Dec 2017
  2 SCJ Broad 62 1 Eng Win Manchester Jul 2020
                 
2 1 GAR Lock 56 3 Eng Win Birmingham Jul 1963
  2 GAR Kock 53 2 Eng Win Leeds Jul 1963
                 
3 1 H Verity 55* 1 Eng Ind Kolkata Jan 1934
  2 H Verity 60* 1 Eng Aus Manchester Jul 1934
Statistical highlights of the first day’s play of the third test between England and West Indies at Manchester

Statistical highlights of the first day’s play of the third test between England and West Indies at Manchester

West Indies won the toss and fielded first in this test to provide the 29th occasion of England doing so against West Indies. It also provides the 15th occasion of West Indies doing so against England in England and fourth such occasion at Manchester.

DP Sibley’s duck in this test provides the 51st occasion of England’s opening batsman collecting a duck against West Indies in a test. It also provides the 24th occasion of England’s opening batsman collecting a duck against West Indies in a home test.

DP Sibley’s duck in this test provides the 248th occasion of England’s opening batsman to collecting a duck against in a test. It also provides the 104th occasion of England’ opening batsman collecting a duck in a home test.

DP Sibley was dismissed leg before wicket for a duck in this test provides the 53rd occasion of England’s opening batsman dismissed leg before wicket for a duck in a test innings. It also provides the 26th occasion of England’ opening batsman dismissed leg before wicket for a duck in an innings in a home test.

DP Sibley was dismissed leg before wicket for a duck in this test provides the tenth occasion of England’s opening batsman dismissed leg before wicket for a duck in a test innings against West Indies. It also provides the sixth occasion of England’ opening batsman dismissed leg before wicket for a duck in an innings in a home test against West Indies and also provides the second such occasion at Manchester.

JE Root was dismissed run out in this game to provide the 28th occasion of an England captain dismissed run out in an innings in the test. It also provides the 16th occasion of an England captain dismissed run out in an innings in the test on home soil

JE Root was dismissed run out in this game to provide the eighth occasion of an England captain dismissed run out in an innings in the test. It also provides the fifth occasion of an England captain dismissed run out in an innings in the test on home soil against West Indies and also provides the third occasion at Manchester.

JE Root was dismissed run out in this game to provide the fourth occasion of his as England captain dismissed run out in an innings in the test. He now holds the record for most run out dismissals of an England captain in a test innings. The previous record was held by AC MacLaren. The following table lists the run out dismissals of these two captains

No Player Runs Inns Opp Ground Start Date
1 AC MacLaren 67 1 Aus Adelaide 17 Jan 1902
2 AC MacLaren 49 4 Aus Melbourne 28 Feb 1902
3 AC MacLaren 9 1 Aus Birmingham 29 May 1902
             
1 JE Root 80 1 Ind Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
2 JE Root 48 3 Ind Southampton 30 Aug 2018
3 JE Root 22 3 Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020
4 JE Root 17 1 Win Manchester 24 Jul 2020

RA Burns scored 57 and DP Sibley scored a duck in the ongoing test against West Indies at Manchester to provide the 13th occasion of England openers scoring zero and fifty in a test innings against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player Runs I Oppo Ground Start Date
1 1 L Hutton 73 1 Win The Oval 19 Aug 1939
  2 WW Keeton 0 1 Win The Oval 19 Aug 1939
               
2 1 MA Atherton 144 1 Win Georgetown 17 Mar 1994
  2 AJ Stewart 0 1 Win Georgetown 17 Mar 1994
               
3 1 AN Cook 105 1 Win Bridgetown 01 May 2015
  2 IJL Trott 0 1 Win Bridgetown 01 May 2015
               
4 1 RA Burns 57 1 Win Manchester 24 Jul 2020
  2 DP Sibley 0 1 Win Manchester 24 Jul 2020
               
5 1 JH Edrich 0 2 Win Georgetown 28 Mar 1968
  2 G Boycott 116 2 Win Georgetown 28 Mar 1968
               
6 1 ME Trescothick 0 2 Win Manchester 12 Aug 2004
  2 AJ Strauss 90 2 Win Manchester 12 Aug 2004
               
7 1 RT Simpson 0 3 Win Manchester 08 Jun 1950
  2 WJ Edrich 71 3 Win Manchester 08 Jun 1950
               
8 1 G Pullar 54 3 Win Port of Spain 25 Mar 1960
  2 MC Cowdrey 0 3 Win Port of Spain 25 Mar 1960
               
9 1 MA Atherton 0 3 Win Georgetown 17 Mar 1994
  2 AJ Stewart 79 3 Win Georgetown 17 Mar 1994
               
10 1 AJ Strauss 0 3 Win Manchester 07 Jun 2007
  2 AN Cook 106 3 Win Manchester 07 Jun 2007
               
11 1 BA Stokes 78* 3 Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020
  2 JC Buttler 0 3 Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020
               
12 1 L Hutton 77 4 Win Bridgetown 06 Feb 1954
  2 W Watson 0 4 Win Bridgetown 06 Feb 1954
               
13 1 AN Cook 59* 4 Win St George’s 21 Apr 2015
  2 IJL Trott 0 4 Win St George’s 21 Apr 2015

RA Burns scored 57 and DP Sibley scored a duck in the ongoing test against West Indies at Manchester to provide the fifth occasion of England openers scoring zero and fifty in a test innings against West Indies at Manchester. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player Runs I Oppo Ground Start Date
1 1 RT Simpson 0 3 Win Manchester 08 Jun 1950
  2 WJ Edrich 71 3 Win Manchester 08 Jun 1950
               
2 1 ME Trescothick 0 2 Win Manchester 12 Aug 2004
  2 AJ Strauss 90 2 Win Manchester 12 Aug 2004
               
3 1 AJ Strauss 0 3 Win Manchester 07 Jun 2007
  2 AN Cook 106 3 Win Manchester 07 Jun 2007
               
4 1 BA Stokes 78* 3 Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020
  2 JC Buttler 0 3 Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020
               
5 1 RA Burns 57 1 Win Manchester 24 Jul 2020
  2 DP Sibley 0 1 Win Manchester 24 Jul 2020

OJ Pope-JS Buttler added 136 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fifth wicket in England’s innings to provide the 16th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against West Indies. It also provides the eighth occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against West Indies at home

OJ Pope-JS Buttler added 136 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fifth wicket in England’s innings and reauire nine more runs to post the highest partnership for the fifth wicket against West Indies at home. The best stand for the fifth wicket is credited to IR Bell-PD Collingwood who had posted 144 runs at Lord’s in May 2007

No Partners Wkt Runs I Opp Ground Start Date
1 IR Bell/Collingwood 5 144 1 Win Lord’s 17 May 2007
2 OJ Pope/JC Buttler, 5 136* 1 Win Manchester 24 Jul 2020

OJ Pope-JS Buttler added 136 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fifth wicket in England’s innings provides the first three figure partnership by England batsmen for the fifth wicket against West Indies at Manchester. Previous best was 83 runs between LEG Ames and DR Jardine in Jul 1933.

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opp Ground Start Date
1 Buttler/Pope 5 136* 1 Win Manchester 24 Jul 2020
2 Ames/Jardine 5 83 2 Win Manchester 22 Jul 1933

JC Buttler’s 56 not out in this game provide the 36th occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against West Indies. It also provides the 20th occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against West Indies at home and the third such occasion at Manchester.

OJ Pope scored 91 not out at the end of the first day’s play to provide the 31st occasion of an England batsman scoring a ninety against West Indies. It also provides the 16th occasion of an England batsman scoring a ninety against West Indies at home.

OJ Pope scored 91 not out at the end of the first day’s play to provide the sixth occasion of an England batsman scoring a ninety against West Indies at Manchester. Manchester has witnessed most nineties by England batsmen against West Indies than any other ground in England. The Oval has witnessed five such occasions.

No Player Runs Inns Opp Ground Start Date
1 C Milburn 94 3 Win Manchester 2 Jun 1966
2 GP Thorpe 94 2 Win Manchester 27 Jul 1995
3 AJ Strauss 90 2 Win Manchester 12 Aug 2004
4 RWT Key 93* 4 Win Manchester 12 Aug 2004
5 IR Bell 97 1 Win Manchester 07 Jun 2007
6 OJ Pope 91* 1 Win Manchester 24 Jul 2020
             
1 J Hardstaff jnr 94 1 Win The Oval 19 Aug 1939
2 G Boycott 97 2 Win The Oval 26 Jul 1973
3 GA Hick 96 1 Win The Oval 24 Aug 1995
4 RC Russell 91 1 Win The Oval 24 Aug 1995
5 MA Atherton 95 3 Win The Oval 24 Aug 1995